Chapter 2 The Brother of the Female Supporting Character Who Broke Off the Engagement (2)
The next day.
Changqing then took a lot of money and went out, and soon rumors spread in Liuyun City that the Xia family wanted to annul the engagement.
Nobody found it strange.
After all, Ye Chuan has been crippled for so long, and his performance has been very poor.
On the contrary, many people felt that it was already quite remarkable that the Xia family had been able to endure for so long.
There was much discussion about it in the streets and alleys.
"Have you heard? The Xia family is finally breaking off the engagement. Tsk tsk, the Xia family is quite patient. Ye Chuan has completely fallen into depravity in recent years, and many members of the Ye family can't stand it anymore, but the Xia family has endured it for three years."
"Hehe, Xia Lengyin is about to join the Heavenly Fire Sect, so she'll definitely have to break off the engagement. The two of them are on completely different levels now."
"Hey, do you think the Ye family can accept this? Their daughter-in-law from the Heavenly Fire Sect just flew away like that, do you think they'd agree to it?"
"They'll definitely be unwilling to accept that, and who knows, there might be some excitement then."
The rumors naturally reached the Ye family as well.
Inside the lobby.
The head of the Ye family slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"These gossips! Who are they to talk about my son, Ye Xiao?!"
Beside her, Madam Ye's eyes were red. Her son had just woken up after being injured. If he had heard these words, she didn't know how much he would have suffered.
"Brother Xiao, do you think this was deliberately spread by the Xia family? After all, Chuan'er these past few years..."
She felt a headache coming on when she thought about her son's behavior over the past few years.
Frustrated, Ye Xiao glared at Madam Ye. "Chuan'er is such a good-for-nothing! It's all your fault for not disciplining him properly! He lost money gambling, refused to pay his debts, and even got beaten. He's completely disgraced me!!"
Mrs. Ye burst into tears and punched him, "You still dare to talk back! You still dare to talk back! Isn't Chuan'er your son? Why didn't you do more to discipline him? Huh? Are you even a qualified father?"
Ye Xiao was speechless for a moment. As the head of the Ye family, he was busy with many affairs every day and did not have much time to take care of his son.
"Hey, never mind, let's keep the rumors out of the public eye for now. What I'm most worried about is Chuan'er's state of mind—"
He paused abruptly, looking towards the door.
"Chuan'er?"
Ye Chuan had somehow gotten up. He was wrapped in bandages, including his forehead, and looked quite miserable.
"Son, why are you up?"
Madam Ye exclaimed in surprise and quickly stood up.
Ye Chuan entered the house and bowed. "Father, Mother, I have heard the rumors outside. Don't worry, I can bear them!"
Mrs. Ye's eyes reddened, and she pulled her son to sit down.
Ye Xiao looked at his son, somewhat surprised. His son's behavior today was somewhat similar to that of the prodigy who was praised by everyone three years ago. Could it be that he had been beaten and woken up?
"Chuan'er, do you think the rumors outside were spread by the Xia family?"
Ye Xiao asked tentatively.
Ye Chuan shook his head. "Father, that's not important. The key is that we need to be prepared for the Xia family to come and annul the engagement."
Ye Xiao snorted coldly, "Marriage is a major event, how can it be canceled so easily? This is a matter between the Ye and Xia families. If the Xia family does this, it means they don't respect me, Ye Xiao, or the Ye family!"
Madam Ye also said, "That's right. Since the marriage is arranged, there's no reason to go back on it. What's wrong with her joining the Heavenly Fire Sect? A woman follows her husband wherever he goes. My son will be the daughter-in-law of the Heavenly Fire Sect, and he'll have a say in the future when he's in charge of the household."
They actually wanted Ye Chuan to become the head of the family!
Upon hearing this, Ye Chuan waved his hand:
"Father, Mother, I don't actually want to marry the Xia family girl, but even if we're going to break off the engagement, it should be us who do it, not them!"
Madam Ye smiled, "My son has ambition! However, it's still acceptable for that Xia family girl to marry my son. After all, she has good talent and has joined the Heavenly Fire Sect. Her children will definitely be talented as well!"
Ye Xiao nodded as well.
Given my son's current condition, there's no hope for him. If I could have had a grandson sooner, I could hold on for a few more years and raise him properly, which would be great.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Chuan shook his head repeatedly.
“A real man has nothing to worry about when he can’t find a wife! Besides—” He paused, “Father and Mother, don’t worry, your son has figured it out now and will not continue down this path.”
Ye Xiao and his wife exchanged a glance, both feeling very gratified.
"Alright, son, I contacted the medical practitioners in Hundred Flowers Valley a few days ago. They'll come to diagnose you in a few days. There might still be hope for your dantian injury, so don't lose heart."
Ye Xiao offered a word of comfort, but he didn't actually have high hopes.
Ye Chuan thought to himself, what use are the medical practitioners in Hundred Flowers Valley? He needs to refine a Creation Pill to heal his injuries. Elder Xuan has already agreed to help him refine the pill, and his cultivation will be restored in no time.
However, he still thanked her respectfully before taking his leave.
Watching her son's retreating figure, Madam Ye reached out and pressed her eyes shut.
"Brother Xiao, is there really no way to save our son's injury?"
Ye Xiao sighed, "Even if there were miraculous pills to reshape the dantian, they would be beyond our reach. I only hope that Chuan'er will not give up hope and will leave behind a son or daughter. That would be enough for me."
...
Ye Chuan returned to his courtyard with a gloomy expression.
Indeed, you can only truly see people when you're down on your luck!
In recent years, he has come to realize how terrible people's hearts can be. Those who were kind to him in the past have gradually distanced themselves, and there have even been voices within the clan calling for him to be deposed as the heir apparent.
"Ye Qing, Ye Song, First Elder, Third Elder, you all just wait. Once I recover my cultivation, I'll see how I deal with you."
"And the Xia family, they're all snobbish and look down on others! I'll make them realize how wrong their choice was!"
He screamed inwardly, his face extremely pale.
Since his dantian was destroyed, he deliberately acted poorly. Sure enough, those who used to fawn over him disappeared, and cold words and sarcastic remarks increased. He wrote all these people down in his little notebook and would deal with them one by one later.
"Elder Xuan, there's no rush to refine the Creation Pill. Let me see the true colors of the Xia family before we start refining it. Heh heh, I want to personally tear off their hypocritical masks!"
He suddenly muttered to himself.
Then, an aged voice entered my ears, "It's up to you. Anyway, with your injuries, you don't need high-quality pills. As long as you hand over your body to me, I can easily make a batch of mid-grade Creation Pills."
Ye Chuan's expression finally improved.
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